So before I start this post I want to say that I am in no way writing this for any form of credit. My goal is to share with you the perspective of the holiday and hope that it...
Being a girl mom means that you get to do really fun things while letting your inner little girl play. My daughter is into playing with “her people," as she calls them, doll house, the Melissa & Doug paper dolls and...
A big part of our passion here at the New Orleans Moms Blog is being able to give back to our community. Last year, our charity of choice for the holiday season was The St. Tammany Project where we...
On August 29, 2007, Jonathan Guy Russo was born to parents Jason and Jen and big brother Jace. He was a happy healthy baby and a typical little boy whose favorite things were Thomas the Train, Oreo cookies, and being...
Four good ideas from my house to yours … I'll share mine if you share yours!
Who-does-he-look-like Picture Display
When decorating the nursery of our third baby, I found two frames that coordinated nicely. At which point, I started wondering what...
Disclosure :: As always, our events are made possible by wonderful sponsors. Thank you to the Hard Rock Cafe New Orleans for sponsoring and hosting this fun event.
New(ish) to NOLA Dinner
Moving to New Orleans was scary, to say the...
Do you remember your first real job interview? I will never forget mine. It was on Loyola's campus and was with Whitney Bank. I remember feeling so confident as I made the walk from my dorm room to the career...
I've been reading the Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children through a book study at my church. In this book and its predecessor, The Artist's Way, the author, Julia Cameron, asserts that making room in your life for...
I firmly believe that New Orleans is not where I am from; it is who I am. It is more than just a place; it is a state of mind, an emotion. It is a sight, a sound, a feel,...
Disclosure: this is a sponsored post by a new local company, ¡Vamonos NOLA!, who will be hosting their inaugural year of Spanish Immersion Summer Camp this summer! With so few options for Spanish learning camps in New Orleans, we are thrilled to bring...
I met my husband, Mark, when I was just nineteen. At that time, the only thing I knew for certain about life was that I would spend the rest of mine in New Orleans. On our first official date, Mark...
“Will we go to the parades in Memphis instead?” my 7-year-old asked me last year when I told her that, for the first time in years, we would not be in town for the culminating weekend of Mardi Gras....
My New (School) Year Resolutions
Now that I have finally admitted that I am in fact, in my mid-thirties and a pretty darned responsible mother, the beginning of the school year is infinitely more significant than the start of an...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Sweet Honeybee Photography, one of our favorite New Orleans area family photographers. We have had the pleasure of working with Melissa both personally and
professionally on several local events. If you are...